Senior Urban Designer

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Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Urban Designer to lead innovative urban design projects and guide teams in delivering high-quality design solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in urban planning and design, an in-depth understanding of the built environment, and the ability to transform complex urban challenges into creative and functional spaces. The Senior Urban Designer will collaborate with a variety of stakeholders, including city officials, developers, architects, and community groups, to create vibrant, sustainable, and people-centered urban environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Urban Design Leadership: Lead and manage urban design projects from concept to completion, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, sustainable, and innovative designs.
• Project Management: Oversee multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that they meet deadlines, budgets, and client expectations.
• Collaboration and Coordination: Work closely with architects, landscape architects, planners, engineers, and other stakeholders to integrate design and planning objectives.
• Design Vision: Develop and present visionary urban design concepts, strategies, and proposals for public and private sector clients.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with local communities, government officials, and other key stakeholders to gather input and ensure that designs meet the needs of all users.
• Technical Expertise: Provide technical guidance on urban design principles, policies, and regulations. Ensure compliance with local zoning codes, building standards, and sustainability practices.
• Mentorship: Mentor junior designers and urban planners, providing guidance and feedback on their work, as well as fostering a collaborative team environment.
• Design Documentation: Prepare and present detailed design reports, conceptual designs, sketches, renderings, and other documentation required for approvals and presentations.
• Sustainability and Resilience: Incorporate principles of sustainability, resilience, and environmental stewardship into all design solutions.
• Research and Innovation: Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, best practices, and technological advancements in urban design, contributing to continuous improvement within the team.

Experience:

• A minimum of 12-15 years of professional experience in urban design, with a proven track record of leading and delivering complex urban projects.
• Experience in both public and private sector projects, including large-scale urban regeneration, mixed-use developments, public spaces, and transportation projects.

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong proficiency in design software (e.g., AutoCAD, Rhino, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, GIS, and 3D modeling software).
• In-depth understanding of urban planning and design principles, land use, transportation, and environmental sustainability.

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Urban Design, Architecture, Planning, or a related field.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas to a variety of audiences.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and project management skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment, managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Knowledge of local planning policies, zoning regulations, and environmental standards.
• Ability to think critically and creatively, addressing both aesthetic and functional aspects of urban design.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.